C. A disorder in which episodes of binge eating are followed by purging

D. A form of food restriction that results in extremely low body weight

Answer: D

5

What does a polygraph test measure?

A. Unconscious deception

B. Intentional lying

C. Facial expressions associated with lying

D. Patterns of bodily arousal

Answer: D

6

Incentive value is

A. The lowest need in Maslow's hierarchy

B. The strength of a reward's "pull" on one's behavior

C. The amount of drive reduction a behavior has

D. The amount of effort expended in attaining a difficult goal

Answer: B

7

Which hormone do scientists believe works on the hypothalamus to
stimulate appetite and eating?

A. Dopamine

B. Neuropeptide Y

C. Leptin

D. Melatonin

Answer: B

8

All but which of the following are common medical complications
arising from bulimia?

A. Constipation

B. Loss of menstruation

C. Decay of tooth enamel

D. Frequent vomiting

Answer: B

9

The right prefrontal cortex _____

A. Is more active when we process positive emotions

B. Evaluates verbal stimuli for threat potential

C. Provides the subjective experience of positive emotions

D. Is more active when we process negative emotions

Answer: E

10

You read an article on the Internet suggesting that when people
experience emotions, they simultaneously feel the emotion and have
corresponding bodily reactions. You suspect that this article was
written by someone who supports the ____ theory of emotion.​

A. Two- factor

B. James-Lange

C. Cannon-Bard

D. Facial Feedback

Answer: C

11

The facial-feedback hypothesis suggests that​

A. mimicking the facial expression associated with an emotion will
result in the experience of that emotion.

B. facial expressions exhibited by one person will be mimicked by another.

C. mimicking the facial expression associated with an emotion will
result in the experience of the opposite emotion.

D. people primarily recognize other people’s emotions by their
facial expressions.

Answer: A

12

Sandra says that she is attracted to both females and males. Sandra
is describing her​

A. Sexual dysfunction

B. Sexual orientation

C. Gender role

D. Sexual identity

Answer: B

13

Motivation includes factors that _______ goal-directed behavior.

a. ​direct

b. ​activate and direct

c.

activate

d. ​activate, direct, and sustain

e. ​sustain

Answer: D

14

The foremost advocate of drive theory was

a. ​William James.

b. ​William McDougall.

c. ​Harry Harlow.

d. ​Clark Hull.

e. Sigmund Freud.

Answer: D

15

Of the following factors, which is most likely to be linked to
personal happiness?​

a. ​having friends

b. ​being intelligent

c. ​being a lottery winner

d. ​having good health

e. ​having wealth

Answer: A

16

Regarding Maslow’s theory of motivation, which of the following
statements is FALSE?​

a. Maslow believed that we all have the ability to follow our own
paths toward achieving self-actualization.

b. ​Maslow’s theory has been criticized for focusing too much on
psychosocial needs and not enough on biological needs.

c. ​A person’s needs may not be ordered in the fixed manner
suggested by Maslow’s hierarchy.

d. ​One criticism of Maslow’s model is that the same behavior may
reflect multiple needs.

e. ​Maslow’s model has intuitive appeal.

Answer: B

17

Vonda is exceptionally skilled at perceiving emotions in others,
which is an important element of emotional intelligence. Vonda has a
high level of​

a. ​sympathy.

b. ​extraversion.

c. ​need for affiliation.

d. ​empathy.

e. ​self-actualization

Answer: D

18

The hippo-campus is involved in processing information relating to
the context of _____.​

a. ​joy

b. ​happiness

c. ​fear

d. ​pleasure stimuli

e. ​sadness

Answer: C

19

Which researcher(s) identified the sexual response cycle?​

a. ​Seligman and Ekman

b. ​Masters and Johnson

c. ​Bem

d. ​Maslow

e. ​Freud

Answer: B

20

Shelby, an avid bird watcher, explains that birds build nests because
that is their nature. Shelby advocates ________ theory.

a. ​drive

b. ​arousal

c. ​instinct

d. incentive

e. set point

Answer: C

21

Which of the following is a secondary drive?​

a. ​desire to earn money

b. ​hunger

c. ​sleep

d. ​sexual desire

Answer: A

22

Which of the following words is/are derived from the Latin
movere, meaning “to move”?

a. motivation, emotion, and arousal

b. ​motivation

c. ​arousal

d. motivation and emotion

e. ​emotion

Answer: D

23

Regarding sexual dysfunctions, which of the following statements is FALSE?​

a. ​Women are more likely than men to experience lack of sexual
desire and difficulty reaching orgasm.

b. ​Testosterone, produced in the testes and in the adrenal glands
but not in the ovaries, energizes sexual drives in men but not women.

e. ​Most cases of erectile disorder are the result of biological
factors, particularly circulatory problems.

Answer: B

24

Women are generally better at recognizing _____, whereas men are
generally better at recognizing _____.

a. ​happy or sad faces; angry faces

b. ​angry faces; sad faces

c. ​happy faces; sad faces

d. ​sad faces; happy faces

e. ​provocative faces; rebellious faces

Answer: A

25

Vasocongestion (blood pooling in genitals) characterizes which phase
of the sexual response cycle?​

a. ​excitement phase in males and orgasm phase in females

b.​excitement phase in males

c. ​orgasm and excitement phase in females and males

d. ​excitement phase in females

e. excitement phase in both females and males

Answer: E

26

Performance anxiety is most likely to _____.​

a. make it difficult or impossible for a woman to become adequately aroused

b. ​prevent sexual arousal from occurring

c. ​affect sexual arousal in heterosexual males but not gay males

d. ​cause delayed ejaculation in men

e. ​increase the level of androgen in both males and females

Answer: A

27

In drive theory, inborn is to ______ as experience is to ______.

a. biological drives; primary drives

b. ​primary drives; secondary drives

c. ​homeostasis; imbalance

d. ​imbalance; homeostasis

e. ​secondary drives; primary drives

Answer: B

28

When Walter’s blood sugar dips, he becomes hungry. He eats, and then
he is no longer hungry—his body is back in balance. This balancing is
an example of

a. ​optimal level of arousal.

b. ​the two-factor model.

c. ​self-actualization.

d. ​homeostasis.

e. ​instinct.

Answer: D

29

In his research on hunger and the brain, Dr. VanderZyl stimulates the
lateral hypothalamus of his animal subjects. This stimulation​

a. ​induces eating in animals, even if they are full.

b. ​induces eating only in animals that have recently eaten but are
still hungry.

c. ​reduces eating in animals that are full.

d. ​reduces eating in animals that are hungry.

e. ​induces eating only in animals that have not eaten in a while.

Answer: A

30

The two-factor theory of emotion suggests that emotions​

a. ​are universal across cultures.

b. follow bodily arousal.

c. ​occur simultaneously with bodily arousal.

d. ​result from a combination of physiological arousal and cognitive appraisal.

e. ​are processed by two pathways in the brain.

Answer: D

31

What is the eating disorder characterized by recurrent binge eating
accompanied by inappropriate compensatory behavior in order to prevent
weight gain (e.g., self-induced vomiting, misuse of medications such
as laxatives or diuretics, fasting, excessive exercise)?​

a. ​distorted body image

b. ​anorexia nervosa

c. ​compulsive overeating

d. ​bulimia nervosa

Answer: D

32

Which of the following is the best description of the nature of
sexual orientation?

a. ​two opposite, complementary poles

b. ​three fixed categories—homosexual, heterosexual, and bisexual

c. ​a triangle, with each orientation falling at one of the points

d. ​a continuum with many gradations

e. ​two opposite, conflicting poles

Answer: D

33

Changes in blood sugar and circulating fats are detected by the

a. hippocampus.

b. ​cortex.

c. ​hypothalamus.

d. ​amygdala.

e. ​thalamus.

Answer: C

34

According to the text, each of the following factors plays a major
role in obesity EXCEPT

a. ​behavioral patterns.

b. ​laziness.

c. ​genetics.

d. ​eating in response to emotional cues.

e. ​environmental factors like television commercials.

Answer: B

35

In a particular society, men are expected to provide protection and
monetary support, while women are expected to tend to the home and
children. These expectations reflect _______ for females and males in
the society.